ongemak

noun

The verdict

“ongemak” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Désagrément, inconvénients, contretemps.

Key facts for ongemak
PropertyValue
Headwordongemak
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ongemak” sits in French frequency

ongemak falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ongemak is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ongemak in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ongemak, spelled O-N-G-E-M-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Désagrément, inconvénients, contretemps.
  2. 2
    mal, maladie

Synonyms

ongeriefhinderlastinconveniëntmoeilijkheid

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ongemak"?
"ongemak" is spelled O-N-G-E-M-A-K.
What does "ongemak" mean?
As a noun, "ongemak" means: Désagrément, inconvénients, contretemps.
What language does "ongemak" come from?
"ongemak" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ongemak”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-N-G-E-M-A-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list